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No. 356,806. Fatented Feb. l, 1887.

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IWVENTOR nrrnn STATES nrnn'r @renceQ THOMAS TRIBE, OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLGRADO.

CGAR OR CiGARETTE ASE.

SPECPCATXON forming part of Letters Patent No. 356,806, dated February 1, 1887.

Application filed Uctolicril, i885. Serial No. 150,435. (No model.)

.To e325 whom it Tiwy concern:

Be il; known than il, THOMAS 'linieny e citizen of the United States, residing et' Colorado Springe in the county of El Pose and VStore of Colorado, here invented new ond useful lin4 proveniente in Cigar or Cigarette Ceses, of which the following is n Specification, reference being had to J@he accompanying drawings.

My invent-ion has relation to improvements in cigar or cigarette enses; and it coneislsn the peculiar construction and combination of partei substantially ne hereinafter fully ser forth and specifically poi nlzed ont in t-he clni ms.

illy inrention has for its object to providee cigar or cigarette case which can be easily opened or folded, the cigars, lf-e., being kept from falling ont during suoli opening end clos ing movements; which shall fold cornpziclnly and closelyT end of which the side edges shell conform to olie shape of the cigar; ilo provide each section of the cese with on auxiliary comportrnenl or pocket for carrying matches, cigaretres, and other like small articles, and with ineens for proeoting the cont-ents of seid pockets when the sections of the cese are folded one npon the oher.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective vien* of n cigar or cigarette cese in a closed position embodying my invent-ion. Fig. 2 is n. similar vienr showing l@he ense open and turned Wrong side ont. Fig. 8 is en elevation with the protecting-flap thrown beek to show the pocket for one of the ense-sections. Fig. i is a View of the blank for one of the cose-sections, and Fig. 5 is o, View showing one section partly pnt together. Fig. 6 is e perspective `rien showing the device open, and Fig. i ie o. transverse section on the linens .e of Fig. l.

Lilie letters of reference denote corresponding parie in all the iignres of the drawings.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A designntes my improved cigar or cigarette cose, comprising two sections or receptacles connected together and adopted to fold one upon the oiher ond be secured by n iiexible strap, A.

l will noir proceed to describe the peculiar construoion and arrangement of the several ports of one secrion of the ense and the manner of potting or securing the Several parte thereof together; but in -will be understood that both or" the Sections of the ease are mede and conetrncted substantially alike.

Referring more particularly to Figs. l, 2, end' of the drawings, each of the sections B B of the ense A consists of o boel; piece or beck Woll, b, and a front; piece or inner wall, c, two side Walls, el, on end `Woll, e, n nep, f, and e lling-in piece, G, connecting the side Walls,

and having a pocket, h, on its outer foce. The

end and side Wolle of each cese-section are creased at their middle, es at d e', end in the direction of their length, and seid Wells fold or project outwardly fro in beyond ihe edges of the front and back Wells of the cose-section. By this construction of the side and end wells folding oubwordly the cese-section, when empty, is permitted to fold more eompectly and closely than when the said wells fold in- Wardly between the front ond back Walls thereof, and when the section is lilledn-'ith cigars or cigarettes the side walls conform to the shape thereof and permit the cigars to lie snugly againsttlie side Walls of the cese, thus Obvinting the danger of inj nring elle Wrappers of the cigars, rc., inserted therein. The front Wall and projecting lnp nre preferably in one piece, sind the edge where they nre joined to get/lier is made blunt by folding the liep over upon the front wall, so that the Wrappers of the cigars or eignretee are not; so liable to be torn or injured es if the edge were left sharp when introducing or withdrawing allein from the main compartmentl of the cnseseciion. The opsf ofthe scctiono fold over the front pieces, C, and lie over the receptacles 71, end Serve to protect matches, stampe, Soc., carried therein from dnnipness or moisture, and prevent rhein from falling ont ond the matches from ignibing.

Each of the sections of my improved cese is provided et its upper edge with n liep, C, that is adopted to retain the cigars in the reeepteele, preferelolgT formed with the bock Wall of the section and creased, as ab o. and the retaining-deps C ofthe two sections are connected together by o cord, c, or by any orher suitable means-os, for instance, n rubber or elastic bend, Staples, co. The tivo sections of the case are thus iiexibly connected or hinged together, ond are adopted to fold one npon the other end be secured or held together by an elastic strap or band, A., which passes through and is thus secured to the flaps C at their upper edges, and the elastic strap or band is adapted to embrace the outer surfaces of the sections of the case when they are folded one upon the other.

Each section is provided with a main conipartment or receptacle for the reception of cigars and cigarettes by the front, back, and end walls, and this compartment is designated by the letter E.

I attach importance to the retaining or stop flaps C of the receptacles or sections, as they preventv the cigars or cigarettes from falling out of the receptacles E when the sections oi the case are opened or closed.

In opening or closing an ordinary cigar-ease one of the sections thereof is usually turned upwardly, so that its open end or month is brought into a lower position than the closed end, and so the cigars are liable to fall out; but in my improved device I overcome this objection by the retaining or stop flaps @,which lie in an inclined position or atan angle to the mouth or open end of the receptacle, whereby the cigars which would fall out strike the retaining or stop'i'laps, and are thus prevented from further endwise movement. The aps thus serve as retainers or stops to prevent the displacement or failing out of the cigars or cigarettes when the case is opened or closed, and they extend transversely across the mouth of the receptacles E at au angle thereto, this feature of the flap serving as stops being clearly Shown Ain perspective in Fig. 6.

In practice I prefer to make the entire case and the sections thereof in one piece, and in Figs. 4t and 5 ofthe drawings I have shown my preferred method of cutting a blank and of putting the same together to form the sections of the case, but it is obvious that the sections of the case can be made from independent blanks or in separate parts, and flexibly secured or hinged together, to enable them to fold very readily and quickly;l

The improved case is preferably made of paper; but it can be made of any other suitable strong material and ornamented to any desired extent.

To make or construct one of the sections of kthe case of one piece of paper or other suitthe back wall, as at d, and the flap C, creased asatc, the lower ends of the side walls and outer ends of the end walls being obliquely cut at each side to form aninvertedv-shaped end thereto, and the upper ends of said side walls being cut in an oblique or slanting line vfrom the crease c to the outer' end thereof.

The side walls, d, are further provided with strips d2, which are creased at d, and when the blank is folded together said strips dz lie over the edges of the front wall, e, and are connected and secured together by the llingin piece G. This iilling-in piece projects from the free edge of the strip di, and it is provided with a hap, g, that extends at right angles therefrom and is creased at its juncture there with, as at g.

When the case is constructed of a size to hold cigars or a large number of cigarettes, the llingin piece G, with its flap g, is made or cut separate from the blank F, so as to leave the outer edge of the strip d" free, and the filling-inpiece is connected therewith when the cases are constructed or put together, so as to avoid a waste of material; but when the cases are made of a reduced size the piece G, with its flap g, which serves to connect the side walls together, is cut or stamped with the blank F.

To secure the several parts together to provide or form one section of the case, the front wall, c, is first turned or folded at the line or creasef so as to lie over the back wall, t, and in such folding of the front wall the lower end wall, e, is bent up into proper shape and the lapfbrought to lieopposite the upper end of the back wall, b. The side walls, d, are then bent up at the crease d', so that the strips d, thereof lie over the edges of the front wall, the lillingin piece G is secured to said strips d, and the flap f is bent over the outer face of the receptacle or case-section, which is thus formed or put together very rapidly. The diagonal cuts at the ends of the side and end walls enable them to fit or close together very closely, and to project outwardly from the edges of the front and back walls, for the purpose hereinbefore described, and by forming the front wall, c, and llap f in one piece and bending them at thepointf ablunt or dulled edge is provided,which is not so liable to eut or injure the wrappers of cigars as a sharp free edge in introducing or withdrawing them from the receptacles E. Y

The filling-in piece G is secured to the strips d2 of the end walls at or near the middle of said strip d2 of said walls by any suitable means-as, for instance, by cords, staples, or glueand to form the pocket h from the ilap g said flap is bent or folded over and upon the strip G, and the side edges thereof secured upon the upper face of said strip by cords or glue, and the upper end or mouth thereof left open for the introduction of matches, postagestamps, cigarette-papers, &c. A piece of sandpaper, Z, or other roughsubstance, may be secured upon the outer faces of the sections, beneath the hinged flaps f thereof, for convenience in igniting or striking matches thereon.

I would have it understood that I do not desire to limit myself to any particular means for securing the filling-in piece or connecting strip G- to the strips d2 of the end walls of the IIO sections, nor to connecting the naps C thereof together, as I :un more that other nienns than these herein shown and described can he sobstituted Without sacrificing the advantages of my invention.

Freni the foregoing description, token in connection with the dra-Wings, it will he ohserifed that n cigar or cigarette cose constructed in accordance with my invention is very strong end durable in its construction, cnn oe monnfaetnred very rapidly and cheaply, ond retaiied at n sinnl oost, thnt the device folds coinpnctiy und cnn he packed very eioseiy for shipping or storage; oorintes the danger of injuring` the Wrappers oi i'he eignrs and prevents theni i'roin inning ontn'hen the sections of the ense nre opened or closed; that independent pockets or receptacles are provided i'or com-'enientiy enrrying matches, Seo., and keeping them from Contact vwith the eignrs or cigarettes und protected hy n 'Hap or cover, and that the ense presents n nent appearance.

Tnrions chnngcs in the forni and proportion of parts sind in details of construction cnn he inode without departing from the principle orsnoriioing the ndvnnniges of :my inventionn By the peculiar constrnetion of the blank F, i nin cnnbied to mnnnfncinre the enses very rapidly and chenpiy, sind the cose is 'very strong sind durable in construction, ond by reason oi the creasing oi the end ond side wniis the ense foins very eonipnctly, and it :nso eonfornis to the shape of ihe cigars or cignrettes, ond thus ohvintes' in :t nicnsnre vthe danger of inj urine; the Wrappers.

in Fig. o I have shown the device open to exhibit the cigars and contents of the cose.

Haring ithns described my invention, oiniin-- l. A cignnease Inode in two sections nexihiy connected together and having two moin compartments, and adapted to fold one upon the other, and having; o retainingl nap arranged :it on angie to said compartments, each section having on inner pocket, iz., and a hinged flap, j', substantially ns described.

2. es nn orticie ot manufacture, a cigarcnse comprising two sections honing two main compartments iieiihiy connected together and adopted to ioid one upon the other, and n retaining or stop dop, C, arranged trnnsverseiy across the months of the ninin compartments nt on ongle thereto, cach of the sections having its side Wnlis creased longitudinally and projecting ontwzndy therefrom, and provided with on inner pocket, h, having n hinged inp, j', forming :i hnnt 1upper edge, substantially as described.

8. A cigar or cigarette ense consisting, essentially, of tiro foidnhie sections iiexihiy connected together, end having their open ends or mouths arranged in proximity to each other, ond n stop or retaining iinp intermediate of the open ends of the sections and lying at an angie thereto, seid nap being` oia width equal to the -width of the open ends of the sections, and compieteiy closing the said open ends of both sections when they are oided upon each other, snbsiantiniiy as described.

In testimony that l ciniin the foregoing as my own have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THGMAS TRBE.

Vitnesses: f

H. T. Ennnniinn, J. W. Gin-min., 

